The Role
The DFT Engineer role involves defining strategies for DFT design, creating test structures, and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with DFT requirements. Responsibilities also include validating designs, designing DFT features, and debugging.
Summary Generated by Built In
Positions are open for full-time in the areas of DFT design from unit level to chip level, involving all aspects of DFT design functions from scan, MBIST, to ATPG. Roles in the areas of CPU and SOC DFT design and verification.
Responsibilities
- Define DFT strategy and methodologiesDesign the DFT features
- Define test structures, debug structures, and test plans
- Create test vectors or oversee their creationCollaborate with physical design team to close requirements
- Validate DFT requirements are being metWork with designers to increase test coverage, debug observability and flexibility
- Verify post-PD designs meet DFT requirements
- Work with verification engineers, stepping in to do run tests when needed
Requirements
- Good knowledge of digital logic design, microprocessor, debug feature, DFT architecture, CPU architecture, and microarchitecture
- Knowledge of DFT and structural debug concepts and methodologies: JTAG, IEEE1500, MBIST, scan dump, memory dump
- Knowledge of Verilog and experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
- Knowledge of Verilog / SystemVerilog
- Knowledge of Python, , Shell scripting, Makefiles, TCL a plus
- Excellent skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication, excellent organization skills, and highly self-motivated.
- Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules.
Education and Experience
- PhD, Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in technical subject area.
Top Skills
Python
Systemverilog
Verilog
The Company
What We Do
Rivos, a high performance RISC-V System Startup targeting integrated system solutions for Enterprise
